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but iran continues to hold two of her friends, including her fiance. in a moment we'll hear from a family member. but first, elizabeth palmer on the latest turn in this long-running drama. >> reporter: free at last. after 410 days of imprisonment, sarah shourd arrived in the gulf state of oman, safely back in the arms of her mother. in iran just hours before, shourd had left prison with a police escort to face one last hurdle before her flight out. staying on message with the local media. >> i especially and particularly want to address president ahmadinejad and all of the iranian officials, the religious leaders and thank them for this humanitarian gesture. >> reporter: then a bittersweet good-bye since shourd leaves behind in jail her two fellow americans. >> my first priority is to help my fiance shane bauer and my friend josh fattal to gain their freedom because they don't deserve to be in prison anymore. >> reporter: all three were last seen together in may when they were allowed a short visit with their mothers who had traveled to iran from the u
but iran continues to hold two of her friends, including her fiance. in a moment we'll hear from a family member. but first, elizabeth palmer on the latest turn in this long-running drama. >> reporter: free at last. after 410 days of imprisonment, sarah shourd arrived in the gulf state of oman, safely back in the arms of her mother. in iran just hours before, shourd had left prison with a police escort to face one last hurdle before her flight out. staying on message with the local media....
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she pleaded for the release of her fiance and a friend who are still captive in iran. >> i believe my case set the precedent for their release. >> reporter: in another surprise ahmadinejad today suggested that iran is prepared to restart talks on its nuclear program which the u.s. insists is intended to produce nuclear weapons. that could be a sign that tough newup sanctions against iran are working, but experts say it could also simply be more double talk. >> these words can be read at face value, but i think that would be fool hardy and i think we need to look very carefully to make sure that the actions out of tehran actually match the words. >> reporter: the white house says the iranians have not officially agreed to resume the talks, so for now they say it could be a serious proposal or it could just be words. katie? >> couric: chip reid, chip, thanks very much. a very strange story in south florida today. a bank robbery morphed into a hostage drama involving what may have been a human bomb. as it all played out near the university of miami, highways were shut down, schools locke
she pleaded for the release of her fiance and a friend who are still captive in iran. >> i believe my case set the precedent for their release. >> reporter: in another surprise ahmadinejad today suggested that iran is prepared to restart talks on its nuclear program which the u.s. insists is intended to produce nuclear weapons. that could be a sign that tough newup sanctions against iran are working, but experts say it could also simply be more double talk. >> these words can...
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an american hiker held by iran for more than a year is released but her two companions remain behind bars. >>> and return to sender. football star reggie bush forfeits his hyman trophy in the wake of a college payment scandal. this is the cbs morning news for scandal. this is the cbs morning news for wednesday, september 15th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everyone. good to see you. on the last primary day before the 2010 election the tea party again stuck it to the republican party. one candidate scored an upset win in the gop senate primary in delaware. another is running neck and neck in new hampshire there. are big questions this morning about the gop's chances of overtaking the senate come september. >> last night was the last chance for the tea party to show strength ahead of midterm elections. once again, they proved they do have political mussel. the tea party express is on a roll. >> don't ever underestimate the power of we, the people. >> reporter: last night in a stunning upset, tea party favorite christine o'donnell knocked the nine-term republican cong
an american hiker held by iran for more than a year is released but her two companions remain behind bars. >>> and return to sender. football star reggie bush forfeits his hyman trophy in the wake of a college payment scandal. this is the cbs morning news for scandal. this is the cbs morning news for wednesday, september 15th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everyone. good to see you. on the last primary day before the 2010 election the tea party again stuck...
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relations with iran and it's still not over. sarah shourd embraced her mother tuesday after a 14 month nightmare in an iranian prison. before departing iran, she had a message of thanks. >> i want to thank every country, every official and individual that's involved in this process. >> reporter: shourd was arrested with two other americans in july of 2009 hiking in a group along the border of iraq and iran, she was seen here last may during a visit by all three hikers' mother. her fiance shane bauer and their friend josh fattal were all charged with spying. iranian court set the bail of $500,000 and initially shourd's family said they couldn't pay but it's still not clear who did pay shourd's bail since the u.s. has no diplomatic relations with iran, swiss diplomats handled the negotiations and officials here at the state department say they aren't certain of the final terms of shourd's release. >> if the question is was -- you know, did the united states government pay anything for this release, the answer is no. >> reporter: t
relations with iran and it's still not over. sarah shourd embraced her mother tuesday after a 14 month nightmare in an iranian prison. before departing iran, she had a message of thanks. >> i want to thank every country, every official and individual that's involved in this process. >> reporter: shourd was arrested with two other americans in july of 2009 hiking in a group along the border of iraq and iran, she was seen here last may during a visit by all three hikers' mother. her...
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this comes as two americans are held in jail in iran. their mothers are asking for a face-to-face meeting with the iranian president. >> reporter: he was smiling for the meeting in new york, but the mothers of two hikers still in prison in iran would like their turn for a meeting. >> we are mothers. we are not politicians. and we are just very, very eager, clearly to have our children returned to us. >> the family members spoke at a news conference with sara shourd, who just returned after a year in custody in iran. shourd said until the two other hikers are leigh -- released, she does not feel relieved. >> this is not the time to celebrate. my disappointment in not sharing this with shane and josh is crushing and i stand before you today only one-third free. >> reporter: a ahmadinej ad is attending conferences until the general assembly opens later in week but having him in town gives protestors a chance to send their messages on nuclear weapons and human rights. activists gathered to protest the iran defiance in building a nuclear arse
this comes as two americans are held in jail in iran. their mothers are asking for a face-to-face meeting with the iranian president. >> reporter: he was smiling for the meeting in new york, but the mothers of two hikers still in prison in iran would like their turn for a meeting. >> we are mothers. we are not politicians. and we are just very, very eager, clearly to have our children returned to us. >> the family members spoke at a news conference with sara shourd, who just...
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government has no diplomatic relations with iran. so swiss diplomates are reported to be handling the details of the release. here at the state department, officials told cbs news they didn't want to comment until after shourd had left iranian air space. >> she says her daughter has medical problems which may have been a factor in her release. the two other americans, remain in custody. this morning the iranian government announced their pre- trial detention had been extended for two months. that announcement did not say when the two may actually go to trial. a lists say the conflicting reports over when and how shourd would be released could mean the iranian government is divided over what to do with the jailed americans. >> the president will touchdown in philadelphia in an hour. he is going there for a pep talk with students in high school. he did the same thing last year in arlington. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is in egypt starting a neck round of middle east peace talks and will be joined by netanyahu and abbas. on b
government has no diplomatic relations with iran. so swiss diplomates are reported to be handling the details of the release. here at the state department, officials told cbs news they didn't want to comment until after shourd had left iranian air space. >> she says her daughter has medical problems which may have been a factor in her release. the two other americans, remain in custody. this morning the iranian government announced their pre- trial detention had been extended for two...
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after days of conflicting reports, she was released from iran. she and two other americans were held on spying charges. shourd thanks iran's president for her freedom before boarding a plane for oman. >> i feel myself i have a huge debt to repay the world for what it's done for me and my first priority is to help my fiance, shane bauer and my friend josh fattal to gain their freedom because they don't deserve to be in prison anymore. >> iran is still holding those two hiking companions. the trio was picked up along the iran-iraq border more than a year ago and accused of spying. >>> one of two pedestrians hit by a car in adams morgan has died. 26-year-old julia bikelightner of austria. the car hit the two pedestrians as they stood on an island last wednesday night. it was near the intersection of 18th street and florida avenue. that car then continued across florida avenue and then crashed into the front of a small restaurant. no one was inside. police arrested the driver shamika adams of mitchellville maryland and according to court papers her b
after days of conflicting reports, she was released from iran. she and two other americans were held on spying charges. shourd thanks iran's president for her freedom before boarding a plane for oman. >> i feel myself i have a huge debt to repay the world for what it's done for me and my first priority is to help my fiance, shane bauer and my friend josh fattal to gain their freedom because they don't deserve to be in prison anymore. >> iran is still holding those two hiking...
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. >>> but first, sarah shourd is finally free after being jailed in iran for more than a year. the happy reunion with her family up next. >>> 9 traffic now is brought to you by geico. >>> after days and days of conflicting reports, iran has finally released one of the three americans it's holding on spy charges. sarah shourd reunited with her parents in the nearby country of oman today. she had been arrested along with two other americans back in july of 2009. she was hiking in a group along the border of iran and iraq. >> i want to thank every country, every official and individual that's involved in this process. >> the iranian courts had set the bail at half a million dollars and shourd's family said they didn't have that kind of money. u.s. officials are not sure who paid it. swiss diplomats had to handle the negotiations because the united states has no diplomatic relations with iran. >>> president obama's middle east envoy says those israel palestinian peace talks moving in the right direction. leaders in egypt around two of the negotiations which began in washington earl
. >>> but first, sarah shourd is finally free after being jailed in iran for more than a year. the happy reunion with her family up next. >>> 9 traffic now is brought to you by geico. >>> after days and days of conflicting reports, iran has finally released one of the three americans it's holding on spy charges. sarah shourd reunited with her parents in the nearby country of oman today. she had been arrested along with two other americans back in july of 2009. she was...
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moscow deciding not to send a sophisticated weapons system to iran. terrell? >> randall pinkston at the united nations this morning, thank you. >>> to campaign 2010. republicans are rolling out their pledge to america today it vows to roll back of the obama agenda and put the government on budgeting. more for you from tara mergener in washington. good morning. >> good morning, terrell. this latest republican agenda less than six weeks before midterm elections. this is a no holds barred campaign aimed at dissatisfied voters, one the gop hopes the lead to the majority in congress. congressional republicans got their first full look at the pledge to america yesterday. it's a wide ranging proposal emphasizing tax cuts and taking aim at president obama's health care reform law and proposes scaling back federal spending to 2008 levels. the republicans want to repeal the health care law, roll back spending, establish strict budget caps and reform federal mortgage lending. the plan also calls for tougher border security and a ban on federal funding of abortions. the g
moscow deciding not to send a sophisticated weapons system to iran. terrell? >> randall pinkston at the united nations this morning, thank you. >>> to campaign 2010. republicans are rolling out their pledge to america today it vows to roll back of the obama agenda and put the government on budgeting. more for you from tara mergener in washington. good morning. >> good morning, terrell. this latest republican agenda less than six weeks before midterm elections. this is a no...
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he says the future belongs to iran and the united states must except that iran has a major role in the world. >> the mothers of two hikers still being held in iran won a face-to-face meeting with the country's president. >> we are encouraged that perhaps the humanitarianism will be renewed and continued and josh and shane will be home soon. >> reporter: they spoke at a new york news conference sunday with sarah shourd hours after she returned to the united states. shourd with her fiance, shane bauer and josh fattal were arrest in 2009. >> shane and josh do not deserve to be in prison one day longer than i was. we committed no crimes and we are not spies. >> iranian president, mahmoud ahmadinejad, who is in new york for the united nations general assembly described shouted's release as -- shourd's release as a humanitarian gesture. >> the u.s. government should make a humanitarian gesture. >> reporter: the case has complicated matters between tehran and washington. relations were strained over the country's nuclear program. just this summer, the u.s. security council imposed its toughes
he says the future belongs to iran and the united states must except that iran has a major role in the world. >> the mothers of two hikers still being held in iran won a face-to-face meeting with the country's president. >> we are encouraged that perhaps the humanitarianism will be renewed and continued and josh and shane will be home soon. >> reporter: they spoke at a new york news conference sunday with sarah shourd hours after she returned to the united states. shourd with...
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. >>> president obama with strong words for the president of iran. at the united nations yesterday, mahmoud am join dad claimed most believed the united states was mind the terror attack of 9/11. here's what mr. obama had to say about that today. >> it was offensive. it was hateful. particularly for him to make the statement here in plant, just a little north of ground zero, where families lost their loved ones. >> reporter: in making the comments, president obama drew a clear distinction between the president of iran and the people of iran, who he called respectful on the issue of 9/11. >>> was it respectful of congress to invite a comedian to testify today? >> there's disagreement about the appearance of steven colbert at the house judiciary committee this morning. here's a respectful gary newen berg. >> it was an issue before he showed up as he pointed out with clips on his comedy central show. >> the idea we're going to waste taxpayer dollars for this guy to go on capitol hill and sit there and take it? >> no, you're supposed to sit there and blo
. >>> president obama with strong words for the president of iran. at the united nations yesterday, mahmoud am join dad claimed most believed the united states was mind the terror attack of 9/11. here's what mr. obama had to say about that today. >> it was offensive. it was hateful. particularly for him to make the statement here in plant, just a little north of ground zero, where families lost their loved ones. >> reporter: in making the comments, president obama drew a...
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is waging a more effective war against terrorism and securing nuclear weapons telling iran it must obey international law. >> the reyian government must demonstrate a clear and credible commitment and confirm to the world the peaceful intent of its nuclear program. >> reporter: the iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad pushed back saying no nation should have nuclear weapons. >> translator: i would like here to propose that the year 2011 be proclaimed the year of nuclear disarmament. >> reporter: u.s. delegates left the hall, as did many others after ahmadinejad suggested the 9/11 terror attacks were the work of the u.s. government. manuel gal lays go, cbs news, the united nations. >>> the vote extending tax cuts that expire at the end of the year has been put on hold. senate democratic leaders have decided to wait until after the november election ls. the majority leader blames republicans for refusing to accept the democrats' plan. >>> keeping all the bush tax cuts including those for the richest americans is a key part of the republicans' new campaign manifest to. they call it their
is waging a more effective war against terrorism and securing nuclear weapons telling iran it must obey international law. >> the reyian government must demonstrate a clear and credible commitment and confirm to the world the peaceful intent of its nuclear program. >> reporter: the iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad pushed back saying no nation should have nuclear weapons. >> translator: i would like here to propose that the year 2011 be proclaimed the year of nuclear...
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but american hiker sarah shourd says she is only one-third free, after being released from iran. >>> and not a witch. an internet video comes back to haunt republican candidate an internet video comes back to haunt republican candidate senate christine o'donnell. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everyone on a monday. good to see you. i'm terrell brown for betty nguyen. this morning people on bermuda are waking up to a mess left by hurricane igor. the eye of the category 1 storm passed just 40 miles west of the island around midnight. it pounded the british territory with heavy rains and winds up to 75 miles an hour. trees and power lines were downed cutting electricity for nearly 20,000 customers and flooding low-lying areas. >> safety first. we can always rebuild. as bermudaans, we already know how to rebuild. it's one of those things. >> igor expected to turn northwest later this week causing dangerous as well as and rip tides along the east coast. >>> an american hiker says her arrest was a, quote, huge understanding. sarah shourd begged for the release of her companions
but american hiker sarah shourd says she is only one-third free, after being released from iran. >>> and not a witch. an internet video comes back to haunt republican candidate an internet video comes back to haunt republican candidate senate christine o'donnell. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everyone on a monday. good to see you. i'm terrell brown for betty nguyen. this morning people on bermuda are waking up to a mess left by hurricane igor. the eye of the...
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. >>> yet another controversy clouds the latest visit of the iran president to the united states. >>> and a new study shows there's a big bone us to getting your flu shot this year. >>> the second annual distracted driving sum et is tomorrow. and new at 5:30, peggy fox is in fairfax to explain why teens don't think texting and driving is all that bad. peg, why? >> reporter: the campaign has been pushing the message, that texting while driving is as bad as driving drunk. but every college student at george mason university that i spoke with today, none of them believed it. and in fact they all know that texting and driving is not safe, but some do it any way. on any busy road, you can easily watch drivers texting behind the wheel. like this man who is at a light and doesn't even look up when he starts moving forward. and now new worries that young people are not getting the message that it's dangerous. >> do you do it while you are driving? moving? >> yeah. i'm good at using the knee. >> you're an honest man. >> i know it's bad and it's terrible. at some point i need to turn it off, i
. >>> yet another controversy clouds the latest visit of the iran president to the united states. >>> and a new study shows there's a big bone us to getting your flu shot this year. >>> the second annual distracted driving sum et is tomorrow. and new at 5:30, peggy fox is in fairfax to explain why teens don't think texting and driving is all that bad. peg, why? >> reporter: the campaign has been pushing the message, that texting while driving is as bad as...
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crowley issued a challenge to iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad. he said release the two men and bring them with you when you come to the united nations in new york later this month. erica? >> elizabeth palmer in london. >>> joining us are the mothers of the two hikers still in prison laura fattal and cindy hickey. good to have you both with us this morning. >> thank you. information at this point from sarah or someone who got it from her as to how your sons are doing? >> no we haven't spoken to sarah yet. i'm very anxious to do that soon to ask her how they are doing. >> i imagine will be your first question. have you had a chance to speak with norra, her mom, at all? >> no. we are anxiously awaiting that conversation. >> i'm sure. i'm sure you'll be one of the first phone calls when there is a chance to do that. does this give you any hope, though for your sons' ultimate release? >> yes, it does, it does and i'm very, very happy sarah is with norra right now but it's our time, time for josh to be with me and, of course, shane to be with cindy. so
crowley issued a challenge to iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad. he said release the two men and bring them with you when you come to the united nations in new york later this month. erica? >> elizabeth palmer in london. >>> joining us are the mothers of the two hikers still in prison laura fattal and cindy hickey. good to have you both with us this morning. >> thank you. information at this point from sarah or someone who got it from her as to how your sons are doing?...
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she was arrested at the iran- iraq border. officials in iranian claim the three crossed into iran on a spy mission. the hikers say it was an accident. shourd is 1/3 free she says and will continue to fight for the release of her companions. >>> the broken oil well in the gulf of mexico is dead. a permanent cement plug sealed the well this weekend five months after an explosion sank a drilling rig. a final test sunday showed the well should hold and poses no further threat. >>> the powerful typhoon that brought rain to taiwan is making landfall in eastern china. the storm crippled transportation in the region. more than 100 people have been injured in the storm. >> worse than igor. >> we talk about the incredible weather we had and we look at what happened in asia, everything has just been topsyturvy. >> a lot of areas had it with the flooding. india, it's unusual year, we will put it that way. >> nothing unusual about today's weather. it's a nice mid- to late september day. temperatures will be about where they should be. aver
she was arrested at the iran- iraq border. officials in iranian claim the three crossed into iran on a spy mission. the hikers say it was an accident. shourd is 1/3 free she says and will continue to fight for the release of her companions. >>> the broken oil well in the gulf of mexico is dead. a permanent cement plug sealed the well this weekend five months after an explosion sank a drilling rig. a final test sunday showed the well should hold and poses no further threat. >>>...
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. >>> iran's president is in new york city where he is scheduled to address the united nations. he said the united states must accept iran has a major role in the world. >> the mothers of two hikers still being held in iran won a face-to-face meeting with the country's president. >> we are encouraged that perhaps the humanitarianism will be renewed and continued and josh and shane will be home soon. >> reporter: they spoke at a new york news conference sunday with sarah shourd hours after she returned to the united states. shourd with her fiance, shane bauer and josh fattal were arrested in 2009 after being accused of illegally crossing the iraq-iran border. >> shane and josh do not deserve to be in prison one day longer than i was. we committed no crimes and we are not spies. >> iranian president, mahmoud ahmadinejad, who is in new york for the united nations general assembly described shourd's release as a humanitarian gesture. >> the u.s. government should make a humanitarian gesture. >> reporter: the case has complicated matters between tehran and washington. relations were
. >>> iran's president is in new york city where he is scheduled to address the united nations. he said the united states must accept iran has a major role in the world. >> the mothers of two hikers still being held in iran won a face-to-face meeting with the country's president. >> we are encouraged that perhaps the humanitarianism will be renewed and continued and josh and shane will be home soon. >> reporter: they spoke at a new york news conference sunday with...
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. >>> iran's president defended remarks he made about the u.n. about 9/11. mahmoud ahmadinejad claims most people in the world believe the u.s. was behind the terror attack and as manuel gallegus reports, today, president obama fired back. >> reporter: president obama has strong words for iran's leader. >> it was offensive and hateful. >> reporter: the president is slamming mahmoud ahmadinejad for suggesting the u.s. government was behind the 9/11 attacks to prop up israel. the iranian president made the comment at the united nations on thursday. >> particularly for him to make the statement here in manhattan, just a little north of ground zero, where families lost their loved ones. for him to make a statement like that was inexcusable. >> reporter: mahmoud ahmadinejad claims that most of the world and most americans are suspicious about what happened here at ground zero. and says the u.s. government used 9/11 to justify two wars. >> under the pretext of that event, two countries were invaded. and up until now, hundreds of thousands of people have been kille
. >>> iran's president defended remarks he made about the u.n. about 9/11. mahmoud ahmadinejad claims most people in the world believe the u.s. was behind the terror attack and as manuel gallegus reports, today, president obama fired back. >> reporter: president obama has strong words for iran's leader. >> it was offensive and hateful. >> reporter: the president is slamming mahmoud ahmadinejad for suggesting the u.s. government was behind the 9/11 attacks to prop up...
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his visit comes amid controversy as two american hikers remain jailed in iran. yesterday elected officials protested his arrival in new york. >>> an agreement between haiti, the united states and south korea could bring thousands of jobs to the earthquake ravage country. restoring the once profitable sector has long been a corner stone of economic plans even before the earthquake. >>> a chicago man has been jailed for allegedly placing a backpack he thought contained an explosive near chicago's wrigley field. he allegedly talked about poisoning lake michigan, bombing a landmark skyscraper and assassinating chicago mayor. >>> wall street september rally is going strong and while investors regain some confidence, a major u.s. retailer looks at ways to expand. it's 4:38. you're watching 9 news now. we'll be right back. >>> wall street is looking to keep the september rally going and hopes are high that at the fed meeting today central bankers will continue to prop up the economy. that sentiments has asian stock markets higher today. the dow standing at 10,753 after
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iran's government television has confirmed shourd's release this morning. for more on this release we're going to go to london and elizabeth palmer is standing by. hey, liz, good morning. >> reporter: hi, jeff. yeah, the details are very sketchy because it's literally just happened in the last few minutes. now, we've spoke to sarah shourd's lawyer just a few minutes ago and he's confirmed it. he was in the prison finishing off the paperwork, and after that, sarah shourd is going to be taken to the swiss embassy. because the u.s. has no embassy in tehran, the swiss look after american affairs there. from there, it's presumed that she will leave iran almost immediately and be reunited with her family. now, this has confounded everybody, because, as you'll recall yesterday, the iranians had said we are going to release her, but only on half a million dollars bail. and there were various questions associated with that, for example it wasn't clear her family could raise the money. and also, simply transferring the money to iran was problematic because of the u.s
iran's government television has confirmed shourd's release this morning. for more on this release we're going to go to london and elizabeth palmer is standing by. hey, liz, good morning. >> reporter: hi, jeff. yeah, the details are very sketchy because it's literally just happened in the last few minutes. now, we've spoke to sarah shourd's lawyer just a few minutes ago and he's confirmed it. he was in the prison finishing off the paperwork, and after that, sarah shourd is going to be...
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after spending 13 months in a prison in iran, sarah shourd is back on u.s. soil and begging for the release of her two companions. >>> and bear attack, a washington man is savagely mauled while walking his dogs, as his wife steps in. >> oh, god, his head is all bashed in and he's dying. >> we'll talk with her exclusively about how she helped save his life early this monday exclusively about how she helped save his life early this monday morning, september 20th, 201. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. from new york. good to be back with all of you. i'm maggie rodriguez. good to be back with you, as well, harry. >> good morning. welcome back. >> thank you. >> baby pictures later, right? >> absolutely. >> can't wait for that. i'm harry smith. good morning, everybody. lots of news this morning especially in terms of hurricane igor. during the night bermuda just waking up to the devastation caused by the powerful storm, our dave price is here and he has the latest. dave? >> good morning, harry. here's what we know, slowly weakening continuing to pound ber
after spending 13 months in a prison in iran, sarah shourd is back on u.s. soil and begging for the release of her two companions. >>> and bear attack, a washington man is savagely mauled while walking his dogs, as his wife steps in. >> oh, god, his head is all bashed in and he's dying. >> we'll talk with her exclusively about how she helped save his life early this monday exclusively about how she helped save his life early this monday morning, september 20th, 201....
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however, the president's sharpest criticism was reserved for iran and its nuclear program. manuel gallegus reports. >> reporter: president obama is urgently requesting world leaders get behind the middle east peace process. >> we can say this time will be different that this time we will not let terror or turbulence or posturing or petty politics stand in the way. >> reporter: as the u.s. leaves two states living side by ' side in peace he says the international community must do its part. >> many count themselves as friends of the palestinians. these pledges of friendship must be supported by deeds. >> reporter: president obama called on arab states to step up political and financial aid to the palestinian authority. he said he wanted to see a secure israel and welcome an independent palestine state to the general assembly next year. in his second address to the united nations, the president highlighted the u.s. role in pulling the global economy back from the brink, fighting terrorism and securing nuclear weapons. he had words of warning for iran. >> iranian government mu
however, the president's sharpest criticism was reserved for iran and its nuclear program. manuel gallegus reports. >> reporter: president obama is urgently requesting world leaders get behind the middle east peace process. >> we can say this time will be different that this time we will not let terror or turbulence or posturing or petty politics stand in the way. >> reporter: as the u.s. leaves two states living side by ' side in peace he says the international community must...
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. >>> the fate of three american hikers held in iran remains up in the air this morning. iran now says one of them, sarah shourd, could be released in days but a catch here as for her two companions, their fate is still unknown. mark phillips reports. >> reporter: iran's state-controlled tv outlets had as much trouble keeping track of her status as the world. >> iran says female detained american citizen sarah shourd will be released on bail. >> reporter: half a million dollars to release sarah shourd seen here when the american detainees were visited by their mothers in tehran this past may. the three have been held in an i rain yang prison more than a year but sarah shourd's bail announcement is only the latest in a series of stops and starts in which the 32-year-old american was first due to be released and then had those hopes dashed. a power struggle between iran's political factions is being played out at her experience. she and the other two americans were, according to them, hiking along the iraq-iran border when arrested by iranians and accused of spying. the oth
. >>> the fate of three american hikers held in iran remains up in the air this morning. iran now says one of them, sarah shourd, could be released in days but a catch here as for her two companions, their fate is still unknown. mark phillips reports. >> reporter: iran's state-controlled tv outlets had as much trouble keeping track of her status as the world. >> iran says female detained american citizen sarah shourd will be released on bail. >> reporter: half a...
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she is one of three hikers arrested last year along the iran/iraq board per and accused of spying. the other two are still jailed. >>> ntsb is blaming a traffic controller for a deadly midair collision. the controller was on a personal helicopter when the planes hit each oh last year killing nine people. >>> firefighters say they are making progress battling the reservoir fire in loveland, colorado. the fire is 35% contained and is a little smaller than fist thought. the plane scorched 700-acres. the votes are being couldn'ted in the district and maryland. the tea party was sell britting victories in other states. here's howard. >> i pleasant morning. a winner of an afternoon ahead and much-needed showers in the forecast. that and some weather news for folks in the shenandoah valley when 9 news now returns. this is unlike any car you've ever seen before. this is power with efficiency. this is an interior that exceeds even the promise of the exterior. this is the all-new jaguar xj. the stunning result of taking a very different road. in lumber. in rubber. in bellies. and precious me
she is one of three hikers arrested last year along the iran/iraq board per and accused of spying. the other two are still jailed. >>> ntsb is blaming a traffic controller for a deadly midair collision. the controller was on a personal helicopter when the planes hit each oh last year killing nine people. >>> firefighters say they are making progress battling the reservoir fire in loveland, colorado. the fire is 35% contained and is a little smaller than fist thought. the plane...
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the three were arrested last year while hiking along the iraq iran border. the court battle over health care resumes today. >>> and nasa takes video of the massive hurricane churning in the middle of the atlantic ocean. here's howard we will show you igor and other satellites for a second and we will tell you how warm it will get today and when we may expect another chance of much-needed and no mess. new icy hot power gel. don't mess around with pain. ♪ i like your messy hair ♪ i like the clothes you wear ♪ i like the way you sing ♪ and when you dance with me ♪ you always make me smile ♪ don't know why i love you [ male announcer ] we believe you're at your best when you can relax and be yourself. and at thousands of newly refreshed holiday inn hotels, you always can. holiday inn. stay you. >>> here's a look at hurricane igor from space. it poses no immediate threat to land. tropical storm-force winds extend up to 175 miles from the eye of the hurricane. we are hitting the peak of hurricane season which runs june 1st to november 30th. >> we are r
the three were arrested last year while hiking along the iraq iran border. the court battle over health care resumes today. >>> and nasa takes video of the massive hurricane churning in the middle of the atlantic ocean. here's howard we will show you igor and other satellites for a second and we will tell you how warm it will get today and when we may expect another chance of much-needed and no mess. new icy hot power gel. don't mess around with pain. ♪ i like your messy hair ♪ i...
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she's one of three american hikers charged with spying after wandering across iran's border. shourd arrived at washington's de los airport this morning. michelle miller has the latest. >> reporter: before leaving the middle east yesterday, sarah shourd thank the arab nation of oman for helping broker her release. >> i will always associate your country with the first breath of my freedom. >> reporter: an ally of both the united states and iran mediated the half million dollar bail that led to shourd's freedom. in her statement shourd made no mention of her time in iran's notorious evan prison but did ask that her fellow hikers not be forgotten. >> please, please extend your prayers to my financee shane and my friend josh. >> these two young men have been held without cause now. >> reporter: second of state hillary rodham clinton says she's continuing diplomatic negotiations for their freedom through third parties. >> it would be a very significant humanitarian gesture for the iranians to release them. >> reporter: but on iranian television president mahmoud ahmadinejad called
she's one of three american hikers charged with spying after wandering across iran's border. shourd arrived at washington's de los airport this morning. michelle miller has the latest. >> reporter: before leaving the middle east yesterday, sarah shourd thank the arab nation of oman for helping broker her release. >> i will always associate your country with the first breath of my freedom. >> reporter: an ally of both the united states and iran mediated the half million dollar...
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>> reporter: but ahmadinejad also claimed iran would consider ending uranium enrichment if sent fuel for medical reactor and ptd he is ready for respectful talks. now, ahmadinejad's suggestion that he may be ready to talk about the issue came as a surprise to u.s. officials, mainly skeptical taking a wait-and-see attitude. >> bill plante, thank you. >>> a real eye-opener for lawmakers on capitol hill when xhom dee central's steven colbert testified a day picking beans along undocumented farm workers. listen to this. >>. of course, he's not the only comedienne taking a stand on serious political issues these days. let's talk about it with our con summitant. good morning, mark. >> good morning. >> when i say he is not the only one getting in on the act. of course we've haurd from bill mahr two weeks in a row releasing videotapes of vis teen o'donnell, the republican senate candidate in delaware. what do you think is proved by all this and is bill mauer kind of doing a shock therapy on america? >> well, i think principally, bill mahr feels a bit aggrieved christine o'donnell is not reco
>> reporter: but ahmadinejad also claimed iran would consider ending uranium enrichment if sent fuel for medical reactor and ptd he is ready for respectful talks. now, ahmadinejad's suggestion that he may be ready to talk about the issue came as a surprise to u.s. officials, mainly skeptical taking a wait-and-see attitude. >> bill plante, thank you. >>> a real eye-opener for lawmakers on capitol hill when xhom dee central's steven colbert testified a day picking beans along...
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he told iran that it must obey international law. >> for the iranian government, they must demonstrate a clear and collectible commitment. confirming to the world that the peaceful intents of the nuclear programs. >> reporter: the president pushed back, saying no nation should have nuclear weapons. >> reporter: i would like to propose that the year 2011 be proclaimed a year of nuclear disarmor men. >> reporter: they left the hall as did many others, after they suggested the 911 terrorist attacks were the work of the u.s. government. and president obama was not here for the speech. he had already left by trying to get the iranian presidents to take the the podium. >> okay. obviously, they were left as well. any reaction after that for those remarks? >> reporter: a lot of people left. u.s. representatives to the un said that predictably the iranian president chose to show the slurs and also what he called file conspiracy files than promote the big will of the iranian people. a big response to what was said here. >> all right, thank you. >>> lightning is blamed for a church steeple collap
he told iran that it must obey international law. >> for the iranian government, they must demonstrate a clear and collectible commitment. confirming to the world that the peaceful intents of the nuclear programs. >> reporter: the president pushed back, saying no nation should have nuclear weapons. >> reporter: i would like to propose that the year 2011 be proclaimed a year of nuclear disarmor men. >> reporter: they left the hall as did many others, after they suggested...
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the iran president said she was freed because of her health issues. she was reunited with her mother yesterday and now the mothers of the two remaining hikers, should's fiance and friend -- fiance and friend, hope for their release as well. >> it's time for josh to be with me and shane to be with cindy. so we are hopeful. >> i want to hear as much about shane as possible. they have a wedding to plan. so we need josh out so we can move forward with life. >> but that might not happen soon. iranian prosecutors are planning to put the two men on trial for spying. they were traveling with shord in 2009 when the three were arrested for allegedly crossing the border into iran. >>> middle east peace talks move to jerusalem today. hillary clinton is trying to help end the impasse over jewish settlements in the west bank. the palestinians oppose the settlement because it eats up the lands they want for their future state. benjamin netanyahu set a moratorium on buildings will expire at the end of the month. >>> rescue workers in chile are on track to reach the m
the iran president said she was freed because of her health issues. she was reunited with her mother yesterday and now the mothers of the two remaining hikers, should's fiance and friend -- fiance and friend, hope for their release as well. >> it's time for josh to be with me and shane to be with cindy. so we are hopeful. >> i want to hear as much about shane as possible. they have a wedding to plan. so we need josh out so we can move forward with life. >> but that might not...
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. >>> sarah shore is back and calls her imprisonment in iran a mistake. we'll see you tonight with all the news.
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general assembly, and iran's president ahmadinejad caused an uproar today when he said many people believe the u.s. government was behind the 9/11 attacks. without with that the american delegation walked out, along with a number of european delegations. a spokesman for the u.s. mission called the comments by ahmadinejad vile. on capitol hill today, the new head of the t.s.a. laid out his plans for preventing future terror attacks against air travelers. john pistole is expanding the number of t.s.a. employees who have access to secret intelligence from about 1,000 to 10,000. he believes by putting more people in the loop the agency can better detect threats. bob orr spoke exclusively with the man who has one of the toughest jobs in the country. >> reporter: new transportation security chief john pistole began this day like all others, with a terror update. >> okay, good morning, everyone. >> reporter: pistol knows trysts continue to plot new attacks. they nearly suck seeded last christmas day when umar farouk abdulmutallab tried to ignite a bomb concealed in his underwear. >> so the christ
general assembly, and iran's president ahmadinejad caused an uproar today when he said many people believe the u.s. government was behind the 9/11 attacks. without with that the american delegation walked out, along with a number of european delegations. a spokesman for the u.s. mission called the comments by ahmadinejad vile. on capitol hill today, the new head of the t.s.a. laid out his plans for preventing future terror attacks against air travelers. john pistole is expanding the number of...
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we'll talk with sarah shourd the american hiker locked up in iran more than a year about what life was like in prison. >>> and mom arrested as these two girls fight, you can hear the mother of one of them cheering on her daughter. >> get her, sarah! >> now, she faces charges of child abuse early this friday >> now, she faces charges of child abuse early this friday morning, september 24th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> the weekend is upon us, good friday morning to all of you. i'm maggie rodriguez. >> i'm harry smith. good morning. >> a busy new days around here so let's get to the dangerous flooding in wisconsin and minnesota where heavy rains left many areas covered in several feets of water and there's even more rain in the forecast today. poly wagner of our minneapolis station brings us up to date this morning from owatonna, minnesota. >> reporter: here in southern minnesota the intense early autumn rain triggered flooding that knocked out roads and flooded homes. the water kept rising through the night and the rain isn't over yet. the high water forced hundreds of people to l
we'll talk with sarah shourd the american hiker locked up in iran more than a year about what life was like in prison. >>> and mom arrested as these two girls fight, you can hear the mother of one of them cheering on her daughter. >> get her, sarah! >> now, she faces charges of child abuse early this friday >> now, she faces charges of child abuse early this friday morning, september 24th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> the weekend is upon us, good friday...
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to iran where they have a soccer team made up of players averaging 4 feet in height. they are dwarfs or little people or whatever the politically correct term is. they're goal -- pun intended -- is to keep against average size athletes. they came together to raise the awareness of dwarfs but they've gotten good at the game and they say while bigger players may be able to kick the ball over their heads, they can kick it between their opponents legs. so there. >>> we want to hear what you think. send your e-mails to mcginty's mail bag at wusa9.com. 9 news now will be right back. hey, ove, i'm gonna need a bank. any ideas? capital one bank. they're everywhere. ♪ yeah, you're right! [ horns honking ] hey, there's one right up the street. [ male announcer ] capital one bank. the most branches and atms in the dc area. what's in your wallet? ove, go long! >>> we want to remind you about a very important campaign right here at wusa 9. it's called the great hang up and it's an effort to get everybody to stop using cell phones while behind the wheel. if you've been effected b
to iran where they have a soccer team made up of players averaging 4 feet in height. they are dwarfs or little people or whatever the politically correct term is. they're goal -- pun intended -- is to keep against average size athletes. they came together to raise the awareness of dwarfs but they've gotten good at the game and they say while bigger players may be able to kick the ball over their heads, they can kick it between their opponents legs. so there. >>> we want to hear what...
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atomic energy agency launched a sharp complaint against iran today for refusing to let two inspectors monitor its nuclear program. the u.n. report also says iran continues to enrich uranium despite repeated demands by the security council that it stop. iran insists it's only making fuel for nuclear power, but the same enrichment process can produce weapons-grade material. now to afghanistan and nato officials said today the alliance may need to deploy an additional 2,000 troops. this as u.s. casualties there continue to mount. today the military reported the death of another american service member in eastern afghanistan. that pushes the toll to at least 328 killed this year, which is already the deadliest of the nearly nine-year-old war. there was a furious anti-american protest today in kabul. hundreds of young religious students and others chanted "death to america" and waved signs denouncing president obama. the protest was triggered by a florida church's announced plan to mark saturday's anniversary of 9/11 by burning copies of the koran. also in kabul today, government officials
atomic energy agency launched a sharp complaint against iran today for refusing to let two inspectors monitor its nuclear program. the u.n. report also says iran continues to enrich uranium despite repeated demands by the security council that it stop. iran insists it's only making fuel for nuclear power, but the same enrichment process can produce weapons-grade material. now to afghanistan and nato officials said today the alliance may need to deploy an additional 2,000 troops. this as u.s....
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an american woman released from iran after more than 13 months in custody. she began her trip back to u.s. sarah shore is one of three americans detained in july of 2009 along the iraqi border, accused of spying. two men still being detained. one is her fiancee. shore arrived in iman earlier this week. >> i will always associate your country with the first breath of my freedom, and it is my deepest, deepest hope that i will be able to show shane and josh the grand mosque soon, one of the most peaceful and powerful places of worship i have ever seen. >> this is far from over. secretary of state hillary clinton says she continues to work through third parties for the release of the two americans still being held. >>> still ahead on 9 news now tonight, it may have looked real, but it was only a drill. an emergency test out at reagan national airport. we're going to take you there. >>> a church outing turns deadly when a van carrying parishioners crashes on a highway. the details when we come back. >>> a picture perfect average day here in washington. 79 was our
an american woman released from iran after more than 13 months in custody. she began her trip back to u.s. sarah shore is one of three americans detained in july of 2009 along the iraqi border, accused of spying. two men still being detained. one is her fiancee. shore arrived in iman earlier this week. >> i will always associate your country with the first breath of my freedom, and it is my deepest, deepest hope that i will be able to show shane and josh the grand mosque soon, one of the...
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iran's president ahmadinejad spoke to the asemmy inside while it happened. >>> tonight, president obama will step away from the u.n. and appear at a major fund-raiser for democratic congressional candidates and he's not the only obama pitching in for the run-up quote, no political animal but to jump head on into the political fray. the white house is about to unleash one of its biggest stars onto the campaign trail. next next month, first lady michelle obama will headline at least nine democratic fund-raisers in six states to raise money for a handful of candidates facing tight re-election battles on democratic turf. among them, wisconsin senator russ feingold, who passed up a chance to campaign with president obama earlier this month. and california senate barbara boxer. >> i think she will go out and make a forceful and positive case for what this administration has done. >> reporter: the white house insists mrs. obama is eager to hit the road and democrats are just as eager to have her. polls show she is more popular than her husband. >> michelle obama has, i think, enormous power in
iran's president ahmadinejad spoke to the asemmy inside while it happened. >>> tonight, president obama will step away from the u.n. and appear at a major fund-raiser for democratic congressional candidates and he's not the only obama pitching in for the run-up quote, no political animal but to jump head on into the political fray. the white house is about to unleash one of its biggest stars onto the campaign trail. next next month, first lady michelle obama will headline at least nine...
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iran says they were spying. it's believed iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad had sought to arrange her release as a goodwill jess ter along the lines of the visit arranged by their mothers last may but the justice ministry apparently wasn't yet ready to play along. she was scheduled to be released not just because she is the only woman amongst the three but because she needs treatment for a precancerous condition. the latest on official speculation in tehran, the release may now happen tomorrow because today is a holiday. but in iran, we've learned again, nothing happens until it happens. betty? >> we appreciate that report and, of course, will continue to follow that story. thank you, mark. >>> calmer winds are expected today to help firefighters battling a huge wildfire in the mountains of -- or west of boulder, colorado. the fire started last monday and destroyed at least 169 homes. the blaze is more than 50% contained. a few minor injuries were reported. >>> the federal aviation administration proposing n
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iran says it will release 3 31-year-old sure to mark the end of the muslim holy month of ramadan. shourd has said she has been suffering from serious medical problems. it was the u.s. marines to the rescue in the gulf of beaden today where pirates had taken control of a german flag cargo ship betweeniemen and somalia. using helicopters as a diversion, the marines pulled alongside of ship in small boats and climbed aboard. the pirates gave up without a fight. all 11 crew members are safe. still ahead on the cbs evening news, highway deaths are at the lowest they've been in six decades. what is behind the dramatic drop? but up next, they say they feel like strangers in their own country. muslims shocked by the growing opposition to new mosques. >> smith: the furor over plans to burn the koran and the building of the proposed islamic center near ground zero has had ripple effects all across america. there are 2.5 million muslims in this country, and about 1900 mosques, but building a mosque has suddenly become a hot-button issue in many communities. as seth doane reports, that's just
iran says it will release 3 31-year-old sure to mark the end of the muslim holy month of ramadan. shourd has said she has been suffering from serious medical problems. it was the u.s. marines to the rescue in the gulf of beaden today where pirates had taken control of a german flag cargo ship betweeniemen and somalia. using helicopters as a diversion, the marines pulled alongside of ship in small boats and climbed aboard. the pirates gave up without a fight. all 11 crew members are safe. still...
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demonstrators in iran shouted death to america and called for the u.s. pastor behind the original plan to be killed. they gathered at the swiss embassy in teheran. iran does not have diplomatic relationships with the united states and u.s. interests there are handled by the swiss embassy. the pastor said he no longer wants to burn copies of the holy book. despite promise else would be de released over the weekend, one of the three hikers arrested in 2009 is still in jail by the iranians have offered her bail. diplomates and lawyers are trying to arrange the payment of a half million dollars for her relief. her friends will stay in jail and will be prosecuted for spying. apparently there is a concern for her health. >> she has a precancerous condition and i'm actually worried the young woman is going to get cancer for real. >> reporter: the u.s. sanctioned law prevents money from being transferred to the iranian state. finding a way around that may present a language and lead to lays. >>> from captured hikers to a lost hiker that has been found in roanoke
demonstrators in iran shouted death to america and called for the u.s. pastor behind the original plan to be killed. they gathered at the swiss embassy in teheran. iran does not have diplomatic relationships with the united states and u.s. interests there are handled by the swiss embassy. the pastor said he no longer wants to burn copies of the holy book. despite promise else would be de released over the weekend, one of the three hikers arrested in 2009 is still in jail by the iranians have...
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short and her two friends were arrested last year while they were hiking along the iran-iraq border. they have been indicted on charges of spying. they say that is not true. >>> no strings attached, that is a message from a california gas company offering $100 million fund for the victims of the massive pipeline gas explosion. this is video just seconds after the blast went off in san bruno, killing at least four people. it destroyed nearly 50 homes. the utility is now surveying other natural gas lines for potential problems. >>> still ahead tonight. >> a house alert. join me as i get checked for a dangerous condition impacting 8 million people. >>> and find out how you can get a free screening. that is coming up. >>> 85 today. we'll take you without with the wakeup weather. getting ready to go to the poll. 58-68. breezy and cool. winds picking up 10-10. we'll talk about where hurricane igor is headed. hey, ove, i'm gonna need a bank. any ideas? capital one bank. they're everywhere. ♪ yeah, you're right! [ horns honking ] hey, there's one right up the street. [ male announcer ] cap
short and her two friends were arrested last year while they were hiking along the iran-iraq border. they have been indicted on charges of spying. they say that is not true. >>> no strings attached, that is a message from a california gas company offering $100 million fund for the victims of the massive pipeline gas explosion. this is video just seconds after the blast went off in san bruno, killing at least four people. it destroyed nearly 50 homes. the utility is now surveying other...
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. >>> iran says it's going to free an american hiker it's held for more than a year. sara shroud was one of three hikers captured in 200. an iranian diplomat says she'll be free tomorrow. iran said nothing concerning the fate of the other two hikers. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," asian markets were mostly higher. ashley morrison here in new york with more. good morning to you. >> good morning to you, terrell. well, asian markets made gains this morning as indicators offered some optimism about the global economic recovery. japan's nikkei was up more than 1.5% while hong kong's hang seng was off just a fraction. >>> wall street's trying to keep the september rally going. on thursday a surprise drop in jobless claims kept stocks on the upside. the dow gained 28 points while the nasdaq added 7. >>> nearly a million americans who claimed the first time home buyer credit on their taxes will have to repay the government. when the credit was first introduced in 2008 it was a no interest loan of up to $7500 that had to be repaid within 15 years. but the rules were changed last
. >>> iran says it's going to free an american hiker it's held for more than a year. sara shroud was one of three hikers captured in 200. an iranian diplomat says she'll be free tomorrow. iran said nothing concerning the fate of the other two hikers. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," asian markets were mostly higher. ashley morrison here in new york with more. good morning to you. >> good morning to you, terrell. well, asian markets made gains this morning as...
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delegation walked out during a peach by iran's president. mahmoud ahmadinejad speculated americans were behind the september 11th terror attacks. house republicans have unveiled their pledge to america. during a visit to sterling, virginia, the gop promised to cut spending, extend tax cuts an bring jobs if they win the house in november. >>> howard is here with record heat and fog. >> fog is happening east of washington and not that far east, queen anne's county, no pre-k this morning and 90 minute delays. and then off to the races temperature-wise as we look at highs 20 degrees above average. average is 77. your momslikeme.com bus stop forecast this morning, it's warm and muggy. in areas we have patchy dense fog. a quarter in college park and an trues. 60s and 70s to start. with a launching point in time there, we will go to the 90s in many areas. there's the visibles down to 2 1/2 in culpeper and manassas. as you go knot and east of town this is where things get bad in gaithersburg. baltimore is down to an 8th. quarter mile at andrews. ove
delegation walked out during a peach by iran's president. mahmoud ahmadinejad speculated americans were behind the september 11th terror attacks. house republicans have unveiled their pledge to america. during a visit to sterling, virginia, the gop promised to cut spending, extend tax cuts an bring jobs if they win the house in november. >>> howard is here with record heat and fog. >> fog is happening east of washington and not that far east, queen anne's county, no pre-k this...
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. >> i think he will try to keep the world on board to make sure that iran and north korea are shunned for their defiance of the nonproliferation treaty. >> reporter: the president is not expected to just talk about his administration's achievements but expand on the wider goal of his administration. >> put simply, the united states is changing the way we do business. >> reporter: at a u.n. antipoverty summit on wednesday, the president unveiled new rules for foreign aid. he vows to help poorer nations help themselves rather than just spending money on short- term relief. >> let me be clear. the united states of america has been and will remain the global leader in providing assistance. we will not abandon those who depend on us for life-saving help. >> reporter: but with america's own poverty rate at an all-time high he is under intense pressure to keep america's economic problems his priority. at the united nations, randall pinkston, 9 news now. >> besides his address to the general assembly, president obama will meet privately with leaders of china, japan and columbia. we say good m
. >> i think he will try to keep the world on board to make sure that iran and north korea are shunned for their defiance of the nonproliferation treaty. >> reporter: the president is not expected to just talk about his administration's achievements but expand on the wider goal of his administration. >> put simply, the united states is changing the way we do business. >> reporter: at a u.n. antipoverty summit on wednesday, the president unveiled new rules for foreign...
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. >> i think he is going to try to keep the world on board to make sure that both iran and north korea are shunned for their defiance of the nonproliferation treaty. >> it is expected the president will promote u.s. efforts to kick start the global economy as he is under intense pressure to jump start the domestic economy. this morning top republican leaders will meet at a lumber company, a family owned business in sterling, virginia. there john boehner and others will unveil their agenda ahead of the november mid-term elections. their focus is expected to stay on pocketbook issues, national security and reforming congress. not gae social issues such as gay marriage or abortion rights. the man expected to be the next mayor has a meeting today at noon. vincent gray will sit down and talk to rhee about her future with the city. 9 news now reporter kristin fisher is live with more on this important story. good morning, kristin. >> good morning. well, you know, what is going to happen to rhee? that's been the dominant question in the wake of last week's democratic primary and now we know w
. >> i think he is going to try to keep the world on board to make sure that both iran and north korea are shunned for their defiance of the nonproliferation treaty. >> it is expected the president will promote u.s. efforts to kick start the global economy as he is under intense pressure to jump start the domestic economy. this morning top republican leaders will meet at a lumber company, a family owned business in sterling, virginia. there john boehner and others will unveil their...
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>> computer exert -- experts are keeping an eye on a new worm. 60% of the computers infect ready in iran. that has some questions whether it was create aid foreign government. >>> the upper midwest is seeing some of the worst flooding in years. this is what it looks like in minnesota. >> they usually get flooding in the spring from the snow melt and the ice blocs on the rivers. >> a lot of rain this summer. we are finally getting rain. >> hopefully we won get as must have as they are getting. >> but a lot of tropical connection with this. we could pick up a couple of inches in the next day or so. we will take every drop of that. go to the weather computer and show you what we are doing here. we have this rain. it is cloudy. some showers yesterday morning. breaks during the day and overnight more rain. some heavy at times and we have some breaks, as well. you see it to the south. on live doppler 9000 hd, we show you that here in washington, another batch of showers is set to move in from the south. we have breaks in montgomery county and anne arundel county and southern loudoun and northe
>> computer exert -- experts are keeping an eye on a new worm. 60% of the computers infect ready in iran. that has some questions whether it was create aid foreign government. >>> the upper midwest is seeing some of the worst flooding in years. this is what it looks like in minnesota. >> they usually get flooding in the spring from the snow melt and the ice blocs on the rivers. >> a lot of rain this summer. we are finally getting rain. >> hopefully we won get as...
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. >>> an american held in iran for more than a year could be released tomorrow. that story is coming up. >>> and as the u.s. debates burning the koran, the holiest month in the -- calendar ends today. >>> redskins fans prepare for the biggest game against their biggest >>> hundreds are stranded waiting for help after the latest flash flooding in india. parts of northern and western india have been subjected to the severe flooding that forced neighbors from their homes in pakistan. >>> officials in iran say they will release one of three americans who were hiking in iraq in july of 2009 when the iranian government claims they crossed in to the country and were arrested on spying charges. officials did not release any information on the other two hikers. >>> in indonesia, muslims gather at the largest mosque in southeast asia this morning to sell brought. the event marks the holy month of ramadan where they fast sun up to sun down. >>> a doctor who performed late- term abortions in maryland is in trouble. that story is coming up. plus, scientists try to learn more
. >>> an american held in iran for more than a year could be released tomorrow. that story is coming up. >>> and as the u.s. debates burning the koran, the holiest month in the -- calendar ends today. >>> redskins fans prepare for the biggest game against their biggest >>> hundreds are stranded waiting for help after the latest flash flooding in india. parts of northern and western india have been subjected to the severe flooding that forced neighbors from...
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. >> are you stretched to thin to handle another insurgent weather north korea or iran? >> i don't think so. we have a very strong national guard and reserve force which maintains its righting on a daily basis. so the bottom line is we currently have about 30,000 or so air you men in the gulf area with the numbers that i explained within iraq and afghanistan. if we have to do something else, we can accomplish that. >> over the past few years, the air force has come under pressure be to increase the surveillance. and the goal is 65 continuous or bits over the war zone. is that a stable goal sore it a moving target? >> we will be at 50, 24/7 or bits at the end of the fiscal year 2011. and we have a mandate to go to 65 by the end of one. whether -- 13. whether we arrive at 65 will depend on what the circumstances are certainly new iraq and afghanistan and elsewhere. i do not see us expanding beyond 65 in any case simply was we don't have the manpower to support it. >> how many people are associated with that right now? >> we have about 100en 50 plus people -- we have about
. >> are you stretched to thin to handle another insurgent weather north korea or iran? >> i don't think so. we have a very strong national guard and reserve force which maintains its righting on a daily basis. so the bottom line is we currently have about 30,000 or so air you men in the gulf area with the numbers that i explained within iraq and afghanistan. if we have to do something else, we can accomplish that. >> over the past few years, the air force has come under...